Compact container



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Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

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FELIX ITMILLER, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO FILLKWIK GOM-IANY, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF'MASSACHUSETTS.-

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" Application filed April 19, 1928. Serial 170. 271,300.

My invention relates to containers and re-- fers. particularly tocontainers adapted to hold powder compacts.

It is desirable that powder compact containers be compact, simple andeconomic in construction, easy of operation and of such formation thatthe individual contents thereof shall be readily accessible.

It is further desirable that a mirror be so arranged with respect toeach compact within the container as to allow of proper usefulness.

The above, and other, desirable properties are possessed by the deviceof my invention as will be evident upon a consideration of myspecification and its accompanying drawings.

In the accompanyingdrawings illustrating one form of the device of myinvention, similar parts are designatedby similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the device of my inventionin closed posi tion.

Figure 2 is a top view of the device of Figure 1 in open position withthe covers closed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 2 with one cover1n upright, or open, position.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the compact containers.

Figure 5 is a section through the line 5--5 of Figure-1.

Figure 6 is a view of Figure 5 with the device in open posit1on.

Figure 7 is a section through the line 7--7 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a section through the l ne 8-8 of Figure 6, with one coverin upright, or open, position.

In the following description of one form of the device of my inventionas shown in the accompanying drawings, one member will be referred to asthe upper compartment and the other as the lower compartment, but theser designations are made simply as a means for clearness of description,as either compartment will be the lower or upper compartment dependentupon the position in which the device is held.

The illustrated device comprises a lower compartment having the bottom10, the sides 11, 12 and the ends 13, 14. The upper edges of the sides11 and 12 are bent to form a longi-- tudinal groove, or guides 15, 15.

The upper compartment has the top 16, the

sides 17, 17 and the ends 18, 19. The upper edges of the sides 17,17 arebent outwardly forming the flanges 20, 20, slidable within the guides15, of the lower compartment.

The lower compartment has the hinged polished metal cover 21, hinged at22, 22, to

the sides 11 and 12, the cover 21 having an extended lip 23 for ease ofopening and also serving as a catch means for holding the cover inclosed position.

The upper compartment has the hinged polished metal cover 24, hinged at25, 25, to the sides 17, 17, the cover 24'havin an extended lip 26 foreasy opening and a so serving as a catch means for holding the mirror inclosed position. 4

When the covers are in closed position the .upper compartment-and lowercompartment are longitudinally'slidable over each other.

In order to prevent the uppercompartment and lower compartment frombeing removable from each other, the end 13 of the lower compartmentcarries the extended stop 27 having its free end 28 abutting upon theinner face of theend 19 of the upper com partment.

The lower compartment contains the powabutable preventing furthermovement of the two compartments.

The operation of the device is as follows By sliding the upper and lowercompartments the device is changed from the position of Figure 1 to thatof Figure 2. The mirror 21 is then raised as shown in Figur'e 3 andi's-retained in its inclined upright position by its abutment upon theend 19 of the upper compartment, as indicated in'Figure 6, in which theraised mirror 21, is shown in dotted lines. The device can ,then be heldin one hand and the other hand used to gain access to the puff 31 andthe compact 30.

If the device be turned over and the lower compartment brought tothetop, the former upper compartment becomes the lower comlln partmentand it can be operated as described above.

It will thus be seen that my invention presents a simple, compact andeasily operated compact holder, in which access can be had,

I do not limit myself to the particular-size,

shape, number or arrangement of parts as illustrated and described asthese are given simply as a means for clearly describing the device ofmy invention.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an uppercompartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lowercompartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; ahinged cover for each compartment having a reflecting surface and meanslimiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

2. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an uppercompartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lowercompartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; ahinged cover for each compartment having a reflecting surface and meanscarried by one compartmentcapable of abutment upon the othercompartmentlimiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

3. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartment; an uppercompartment carried by and longitudinally slidable over the lowercompartment, the open portions of the compartments facing each other; arefleeting hinged cover for each compartment being maintained in uprightposition by its abutmert upon the other compartment and means forlimiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

4. In a compact container, in combination,

a lower compartment having a groove in each side thereof, an uppercompartment each side of which has an extended flange slidable sidethereof, an upper compartment each side.

of which has an extended flange slidable within oneof said grooves, theopen portions of the compartments facing each other, a reflecting hingedcover for each compartment, the compartments being slidable with respectto each other when the covers are closed, means maintaining each coverin upright position, and hidden means carried. by one of thecompartments preventing the disengagement of the compartments from eachother. 6. In a compact container, in combination, a lower compartmenthaving a groove in each side thereof, an upper compartment each side ofwhich has an extended flange slidable within one of said grooves, theopen portions of the compartments facing each other, a refleeting hingedcover for each compartment maintainable in upright position by itsabutment upon the other compartment, the compartments being slidablewith respect to each other when thecovers are closed, and means carriedby one compartment capable of abutment upon the other compartmentlimiting the slidable movement of the compartments.

Signed at Attleboro in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusettsthis 10 day of April, 1928.

FELIX B. MILLER.

